Kotla row: Kirti Azad walks out of DDCA AGM

Executive member of the DDCA, Kirti Azad walked out of the board’s Annual General Meeting following alleged mistreatment.

Zeecric Bureau

New Delhi: Former India cricketer and executive member of the DDCA, Kirti Azad on Tuesday walked out of the board’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) following alleged mistreatment and manhandling by the members of the Delhi board. This comes in wake of the Kotla pitch fiasco two days earlier, when the ODI between India and Sri Lanka had to be called off due to the unsporting pitch that was prepared by the DDCA. Azad alleged that the DDCA members were rude and were even manhandling other members who wanted to question the shame that had been inflicted on the nation due to the abandonment of the match. He said, “I felt strange when a few people (in the DDCA meeting) misbehaved. We are members of DDCA and have every right to question.” Azad alleged that members who raised the issue of the Kotla pitch, the dangerous uneven bounce of which forced the abandonment of the fifth and final India-Sri Lanka one-dayer on Sunday, were manhandled by DDCA officials.However, DDCA Sports Secretary Sunil Dev denied Azad`s allegations and claimed that the meeting went off peacefully. "The meeting was peaceful and no incident took place. Resolutions were passed unanimously and everyone was allowed to speak. Nothing at all happened," Dev said. Asked if Azad had been insulted or manhandled for raising the Kotla pitch issue, Dev said, "Not at all. If any of the members who attended the meeting say that something of this sort happened, I will resign immediately.""The AGM went off well, our accounts were passed. Eight Directors were elected and it all happened peacefully," he insisted. "Kotla discussion was raised by some members and their questions were answered by our President. If there was a mistake, we will mend it," he added.